Help MBE grow his dinner 2010

mrbadexample

Today I've treated another 4 fence panels. Just two left now, behind the shed. When I decide it's time, the neighbour's going to help me lift them out so I can paint them in the open and just slot them back in. I've had enough for today though.

I'm really chuffed with the progress thus far. I'm not exactly a workaholic, but I've kept chipping away and this is where I'm at:

February:



Today:





I have to say I'm finding this really quite rewarding.

dorisday

some work gone into that mr Bad well done and carry on.
Went into my gh this morning and coudnt beieve my eyes! ive got loads and loads of baby peppers and Ive also got tiny tomatoes :jboth outside and in the gh. Im so happy:j Dont know what im going to do with all of them as there is just me, but my friend are sure going to love me.

mrbadexample

dorisday wrote: »

Dont know what im going to do with all of them as there is just me, but my friend are sure going to love me.

Same here! Most of the things I grow I end up with too much. On the plus side, I really enjoy dropping round a friend's house with a bag of runner beans, tomatoes or whatever else. It's always appreciated.

mrbadexample

More radishes:



I've never yet grown a radish that made it to the plate. If I could grow them (the hot peppery ones) the size of apples, I'd be in heaven.

scotsaver

mrbadexample wrote: »

Today I've treated another 4 fence panels. Just two left now, behind the shed. When I decide it's time, the neighbour's going to help me lift them out so I can paint them in the open and just slot them back in. I've had enough for today though.

I'm really chuffed with the progress thus far. I'm not exactly a workaholic, but I've kept chipping away and this is where I'm at:

February:



Today:





I have to say I'm finding this really quite rewarding.

MrBe - Fantastic progress - loving all the photos and yes it is very rewarding isn't it and also very addictive. I'm really envious of your tomatoes, I've only got loads of flowers but I know it will be worth the wait like everything else that we grow our own, the taste and satisfaction is worth it.;)

mrbadexample

scotsaver wrote: »

I'm really envious of your tomatoes,

Well, don't be too envious just yet. Look at this foul monstrosity:



It's a Purple Ukraine*, and I'm sorely tempted to remove it. Not sure I want the plant to put its energy into that!


*Although looking at it again, it might be a mislabelled Amish Paste.

mrbadexample

Found this damselfly trying to get out of the greenhouse - I gave it a hand before the sarracenia had it for lunch.

mrbadexample

And I'm going on holiday from Thursday to Sunday 11th, so I've done my best to protect the competition-kale whilst I'm gone:

Netting, should be fine enough to stop cabbage white:



And cabbage collars, just in case:

annie123

Is that a massive patch of rhubarb I spotted in one of your photos?, if so I need to move mine, it's only 3 years old an a 1/4 of that size.

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

Is that a massive patch of rhubarb I spotted in one of your photos?, if so I need to move mine, it's only 3 years old an a 1/4 of that size.

Yes, just up from the compost bin on the right. Mrbadexample snr cut me a crown (Timperley Early) about...ooo...3-4 years ago now I think.

I brought the crown back from Kent in a plastic bag, and left it lying around for a fortnight before I got chance to plant it. When I eventually got round to retrieving it, it was rotting and mouldy. I cut away the rotten bits, washed off the mould and stuck it in the ground. It hasn't looked back.

I force it for the first crop early in the year, and then just let it get on with it. If it's very lucky it'll get a bit of feed sometime over the winter.

I don't take an enormous harvest from it, so probably don't deplete its reserves too much.